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Issue du CNRS et de Polytechnique, la start-up ThrustMe a envoyé dans l’espace son premier moteur électrique pour minisatellite, le 6 novembre. Opéré depuis Taiyuan (Chine) par une compagnie aérospatiale chinoise, ce lancement est une première mondiale.

Malay Mail

French startup ThrustMe ― founded by researchers from the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the École Polytechnique ― claims a world first with the first-ever electric motor for satellites that uses iodine, a substance that is denser, easier to integrate and cheaper than gaseous propellants such as xenon.

Les Echos

Le monde spatial a basculé cette année : le nombre de satellites mis en orbite a plus que doublé entre 2019 et 2020 à plus de 1.000 satellites lancés. Plus de 50 projets de constellations se disputent le marché de l'observation de la terre, tandis que dans les télécommunications, la fourniture globale d'Internet via l'espace arrive avec Starlink, la constellation de SpaceX.

ThrustMe announces that the BEIHANGKONGSHI-1 satellite, carrying the world’s first iodine electric propulsion system on board, was successfully launched into space on a CZ-6 Long March 6 rocket from Taiyuan in China on the 6th of November at 11:19 am (Beijing time).

Space Intel

Small satellite manufacturer GomSpace of Denmark and Sweden more than doubled its revenue and reported a reduced operating loss for the three months ending Sept. 30, showing further evidence of stabilizing its business.

SatNews

GomSpace A/S and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a contract to continue the development of the GOMX-5 mission. focused on demonstrating new nanosatellite capabilities in space, particularly for next generation constellations in Low Earth Orbit.